ERIC Number: ED259941
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 9
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Attitude Research in Science Education. Information Bulletin. No. 1.
Blosser, Patricia E.
This information bulletin provides an overview of some of the documents that were identified as a result of limited searches of the literature related to science education attitude research and highlights some of the problems and concerns involved in this research. Major areas considered include: (1) problems of defining scientific attitudes; (2) attitudes toward science; (3) attitude measurement techniques; (4) methodological issues; (5) Hugh Munby's investigation of attitude measurements ("An Investigation into the Measurement of Attitudes in Science Education"); (6) recommendations for improving attitude research; and (7) implications. A list of references cited (with ED numbers for documents in "Resources in Education") and related references is included. (JN)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Science Education, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
SMEAC Information Reference Center, The Ohio State University, 1200 Chambers Road, 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43212 ($1.00).
Publication Type: ERIC Publications
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Columbus, OH.
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